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Welcome, sewing pattern enthusiasts! The Fashion Belle operation will be moving to the southern United States this summer. It is an exciting but busy time. Please keep checking back for news on when our own patterns will be in print (soon after our move, hopefully!), and also use the tabs above to explore reviews of hundreds of other companies that provide modest clothing and sewing patterns.

Modesty is an attribute that may be applied not only to clothing but to all lifestyle choices. The type of wedding celebration that a couple may plan is one area in Western society since the late twentieth century that seems to have grown inconsistent with more moderate choices the same couple may often make in other areas. Is it peer pressure that drives today's brides (and sometimes their mothers) to think that a wedding that overextends the budget is necessary?

Any instructional curriculum on the topic of female modesty addresses proper coverage of the bust. The reasoning is that male observers who wish to maintain a high standard of morality are undesirably affected by women in public who wear clothing that emphasizes this area. This is no news, really, since modern fashion exploits cleavage for its sex appeal and sales power. Some surveys have even suggested that men view women with naturally smaller breasts, regardless of what the women are wearing, to be smarter, more moral and more modest than those naturally gifted with a larger shape!